Lot 236 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Firstling
Rachel Howard · household gloss on canvas
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $26,967–$40,450
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 1 July 2009
- Dimensions
- 72 x 108in. (183 x 274.3cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5303665
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rachel Howard, Firstling. Christie's, 1 Jul 2009, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5303665.
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Rachel Howard, Firstling. Christie's, 1 Jul 2009, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5303665.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jul 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Portrait Suspended VIII | Sam Taylor-wood | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Implant | Anish Kapoor | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Untitled | Urs Fischer | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Concetto spaziale, Attese | Lucio Fontana | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Bianco | Agostino Bonalumi | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Untitled | Equipo Realidad (active from 1966-1976) | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Howard | Lean To | $39,896 | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | |
| Rachel Howard | Mother (fear of fear) | Phillips, Dec 2018 | ||
| Rachel Howard | Mammon | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Rachel Howard | end two | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Rachel Howard | broken grid green | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Rachel Howard | lust | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Rachel Howard | On Liberty | Sotheby's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Rachel Howard | Roter Wald (four) | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.